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Venkatapathy Raju

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Sagi Lakshmi Venkatapathy Raju

Born: 9 July 1969, Alamuru, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Major Teams: Hyderabad, India.
Known As: Venkatapathy Raju
Pronounced: Venkatapathy Raju
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox


Test Debut: India v New Zealand at Christchurch, 1st Test, 1989/90
Latest Test:
India v Australia at Calcutta, 2nd Test, 2000/01

ODI Debut:
India v New Zealand at Dunedin, Triangular Series, 1989/90
Latest ODI:
India v England at Manchester, Texaco Trophy, 1996


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Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 11/03/2001)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   28   34  10   240   31   10.00   0   0    6   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            1267    362  2857   93  30.72  6-12    5   1  81.7  2.25

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 26/05/1996)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   53   16   8    32    8    4.00  47.76   0   0    8   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             461.4   16  2014   63  31.96  4-46    2   0  43.9  4.36

FIRST-CLASS
 (1985/86 - 2001/02)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  160  180  51  1758   54   13.62   0   2   64   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            6659.3 15267  555  27.50  7-82   30   5  71.9  2.29

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1988/89 - 2001/02)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  117   38  19   107   22    5.63   0   0   24   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling            1017.2  4304  147  29.27  6-39    3   1  41.5  4.23

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Of average height and slightly built, Venkatpathi Raju has spent almost his entire career in and out of the Indian team. True to his nickname `Muscles', he is a lion hearted bowler, always in the thick of battle. Never afraid to give the ball flight, he entices the best of batsmen to commit mistakes. But there have been times when thanks to his attacking bowling approach, he has conceded far too many runs and this has not gone down well with conservative Indian selectors.

Raju came into prominence in the late 80s as a successor to Maninder Singh. A finger spinner in the classical mould, he settled down well into the side and bowled India to victory in the one off Test against Sri Lanka in 1990-91. Along with Rajesh Chauhan and Anil Kumble, he seemed to have formed a new spin trio in the early nineties. But in the mid and late 90s, his career saw more downs than ups. However Raju always remained in contention thanks to his excellent performances around the domestic circuit. There is however no doubt as to which pitches are suited best to his bowling style - he has picked up 70 wickets at home in 15 Tests as compared to 22 dismissals in 12 Tests on foreign soil. Raju was probably at his best during the 1994-95 series against the West Indies, when in three Tests, he claimed 20 wickets. However since then, his appearances have been sporadic and he was a forgotten man after the 1997-98 series against Australia. Around the domestic circuit however Raju continued to be Hyderabad's bowling mainstay and played a stellar role in the side making the final in the 1999-2000 Ranji Trophy season, with a bag of 52 wickets. This, along with more outstanding performances during the current season, have brought him back into serious contention for the national side. (Natarajan Sriram)


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